New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-04
GUNu4KKR MAxM AND The CzAR

Mr. Ma>m rsccivod very cordial Welcome l',, az
the Russian capital and he had but iiIte unCul-'
Ia cunyncng Llc Minister Of Mar-whOse name 10
declares IL Is quit impossible for any AhFlooaAop
10 pronounce wttlVut di-localn3 his ia" tho az
,auta-rs Of his machine gun. ~ present NC h5s o.y
built guns % suit tue English cartridge nc hd'
undertaken to build gun - .nt TIE Msgo o 'e INN 81"
The chief interest Of his visit however GenIt ,
his excursion ~ Gatsohna ana bis reception =! uo
car Mr. Maxim was 10 have taken his gun 10 ths
palace, but arriving at tue station the Minister ~
var oogged MIN not 10 ahe the gun thro sssd Win
business they had no end Of papers Tor hhl 70 rae
lis gun into The Imperial presence all hopes Of get
ting any business done woul disappear; for the RIM
nat he was apt 10 become absorbed In them to the
detrtneut Of other business which the Mthl'or , uu
iantly con-cntcd to leave his gun behind, and went
to Gat-clna armed with nothing but an aiDui"
Oh Gascina he va g'hSr SSr into co wal,
Ing room . e9,I Kim ,nS he wa waited upon 6y
REGIMENT Of officials IN elaborate uniforms; AFTER no
Quoted by one high funcuonary through endless Pas
sases and handed to the care Of al le. de camp
hal presenc, The Csar stepped forward ard greeted
him Kindly and INTRODUCED him to the Grand Duke
Michael, who prrscnt at tho Interview. -,
The &c Ca Hc hscribcs Alexander III as being
i" T, dcgreg coITucn, With an eye clear DO
had been like Mr. Maxim himself, teeto,aer OF tho
Su d In NAN tsa rhine Of me- NH Of vigor and ncll
genco 10 was impossible TO look into his clear open
OF tic s,Otes current In tho English prc~s. Iho
Grand Duke Michael Is lcss progressing IN AppE,i
nure and trace OF Imperial purpi" IN the WIpu>
place seemed 20 imply that he was less aDs"i"ou'
than the Emperor. , g, o,, 81, -,a-
az have not brought It," said Mr. Maxim in French,
"as feared you would not have ume 10 iooh ~
IT," ,,- 49,, ,oo,ot
Tho Emperor shrugged his shoulders and looke'
M the Grand Duke with air OF disappOulltneht
on the " ar Minister who had sorely AGAINST ms
viii Induced him leave his gun behind, nut rth't
Ing with shrcwd Yankee sagaclty that III ne tlah.o
tho war Minister his chances OF securing CONTRACTS 10
supply t,c Russian army with his antonauo u"en,o
gun woud materially diminish. he refralned ana ma 20
tho best -hft he could by opening his album OF pnov
prarhs and describing his gun to tho Emperor 49,
had he a more Interested listener; the car guess-
Toned him closely concerning all tho details OF hIs
gun and discussed mo whole question with inc coso
Interest OF a mechanic - .- 60 cor,o
"But why have you LEFT your own country " ''N''
To England !" asked he. - - 90
Mr. MAXIM oyr lained that rs his business was 10
MAKO yrauons OF Destruction II was necessary lot nun
In tnke nm his abode I'm continent where the Du-t
ncas of destruction was the chief occupation or hbn
Mind In The New World they have something clso
10 do than 10 XII each other. Therefor. ne c ..
10 thn old World where Instruments on seushteS
wore in requc-t The Car laughed and continue"
MS inqnines about the gun. . ,., ,o.
Tho conversation. which BEGAN IN Frcnr,, 20.
soon changed no English which tho Czar STOKE WHO
case and accuracy hut with foreign accent Mr'
MAXIM promised 10 como back again IN ne p,nn
and bring wiz, him gun adapted 10 the huSIh"
oartridye After snme further friendly r'Uaha'
IN tho conrse Of which the Car ecorm.nn'N, ne
knowing" said NJ. Maxim, that he was ,akms '"
a hIuN-blooded. down-cast-coast state OF Mmnne ,
fotoI,er"-thN interview came 20 an END III hH'
lasted nearly three-ouarters Of an hour